[Bug 1730343] Re: firmware update breaks Ubuntu

[Mario Limonciello]

I've downloaded the fwupdate 0.5-2ubuntu7/fwupdate-signed 1.11.3
proposed from an XPS 9350 running BIOS 1.5.0 on Ubuntu 16.04.

I successfully upgraded to 1.6.1 via UEFI capsule and booted back into Ubuntu.
I also confirmed that there is no remaining Linux Firmware Updater \fwupx64.efi NVRAM EFI entry.

** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-xenial
** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-xenial

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Title:
  firmware update breaks Ubuntu

Status in Fwupd:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupdate-signed package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupd source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupd source package in Zesty:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Zesty:
  Won't Fix
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Zesty:
  Won't Fix
Status in fwupd source package in Artful:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupd source package in Bionic:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * A few users have reported instances of not being able to boot into Ubuntu after a firmware update.  This is suspected to be caused by a missing Ubuntu boot entry.
   * fwupdate adds an entry for doing the update to the BootOrder, but doesn't remove it.  BIOS auto-creation for making boot entries typically depends on the BootOrder being empty.

  
  * This affects all releases of fwupdate since the code to add to BootOrder was
  also backported into the Ubuntu 16.04 release of fwupdate (0.5-2ubuntu5)

  [Test Case]

  * Perform a UEFI BIOS update after installing this package.
  * Ensure the system boots and there is no longer a "Linux Firmware Updater" entry
  present in the efibootmgr -v output.

  
  [Regression Potential] 

  * Regressions are possible to manifest if any BIOS depends on the
  previous behavior.

  * The fixes that were backported have been upstream for a few months and no
  concerns have been raised upstream from them.

  [Other Info]
  Two users have reported that fwupd breaks their Ubuntu installation because the "Ubuntu" EFI boot option disappears after an update.
  Upstream issue: https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/issues/86

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